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Author:Douglas, I.
Lawson, N.
Title:Airport construction: materials use and geomorphic change
Journal:Journal of Air Transport Management
2003 : MAY, VOL. 9:3, p. 177-185
Index terms:Airports
Air transport
Freeterms:Materials flow
Geomorphology
Land reclamation
Sustainability
Language:eng
Abstract:As airport construction competes for land, more and more new developments involve major landform changes, from the channel modifications on the River Bollin at Manchester Airport to the seaward expansion of runways at Sydney and Beirut and the enlargement or total creation of islands at Chek Lap Kok Airport, Hong Kong and Kansai International Airport in Osaka Bay, Japan.
SCIMA record nr: 244019
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